Girl, 7, has six vital organs removed

A 7-year-old Long Island girl was released from a New York hospital Tuesday, more than a month after surgeons removed six of her vital organs to tackle a life-threatening tumor.

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Reporting in the current issue of the journal Science, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School describe studies showing that the spleen is a reservoir for huge numbers of immune cells called monocytes, and that in the event of a serious trauma t …

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"Overlooked organ harbors immune cells, serving a greater purpose than thought, new study finds."

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Lung and splenic B cells facilitate diverse effects on in vitro measures of antitumor immune responses.

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